The Stone-Armored Beast lay prone on the ground.
I thought the talking Calamity Beast would leave soon, but unexpectedly, it kept muttering to itself.
"I'll die! Run! I'll die! Run! I'll..."
One phrase after another, like a demonic chant.
The Stone-Armored Beast shifted its body in annoyance.
What's he doing here instead of leaving?
It let out a heavy sigh, then lay there again.
Without this determination, it wouldn't have been able to stay still until now.
However, it originally thought that if it persevered, it would eventually get through it, but in the end it found that it was not that simple.
At first it was alright, it could still manage to endure it.
But as time went on, the Stone-Armored Beast felt increasingly agitated.
Its body trembled slightly, and its carapace quivered as well.
Finally, accompanied by another shout of "You'll die! Run!", the Stone-Armored Beast suddenly stood up.
"Who's been shouting here...?"
The words abruptly stopped, and the Stone-Armored Beast stood frozen in place.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
Missiles exploded wildly in front of the Stone-Armored Beast.
It saw it; a Calamity Beast was running. Suddenly, a shell hit it in the waist, blasting it from one side of the mountain path to the other.
It saw that a Calamity Beast had just dodged an attack from a cannonball and was feeling relieved when another cannonball slammed into its face.
It saw it; the bodies of the Calamity Beast had been blasted open, chunks of flesh scattered all over the ground...
The Stone-Armored Beast stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly at the scene before it.
It had just heard the sound of the artillery fire intensifying, but at that time, the artillery fire had only just begun to increase.
After that, because of the issue with that sound, I didn't pay much attention to the outside world.
Unexpectedly...
Do those humans still have so many weapons?
"Run! Those humans killed Lord Molten-Fire Lizard, and now they're cleaning us out!"
"Damn it, who just said we could stay where we are?"
"Help--"
The roars echoed in my ears.
The initial anger seemed to transform into fear at this moment.
The Stone-Armored Beast trembled as it struggled to control itself, then stiffened and shrank back again.
Humans are terrifying! Humans are terrifying!!
The Stone-Armored Beast kept repeating it in its mind.
The glimmer of hope that had arisen to survive vanished like a dream at that moment.
Is it possible for me to... never go back?
"Boom!"
The shell exploded.
Flames erupted, engulfing a nearby Calamity Beast.
However, before the flames could dissipate, several more Calamity Beast leaped across the fire, attempting to use this path to leave the area.
But another shell exploded, sending blood and flesh flying everywhere.
The blood evaporated rapidly in the high temperature, while the burning limbs were thrown high into the air.
The Calamity Beast, blasted away by the shockwave but miraculously surviving, struggled to its feet.
But the fear of being bombarded at close range made it difficult for them to muster the courage they had before.
A Calamity Beast staggered along, uttering desperate cries.
It didn't originate from a single Calamity Beast, but from the countless Calamity Beast scattered throughout Eagle-Sorrow Ravine, stemming from the fear of death deep within the hearts of all living beings...
Gradually, more and more Calamity Beast began to wail.
The explosion of flames, the tragic deaths of their kind...
They don't know what else they can do; fear seems to be the only thing they can do now.
Only in this way can they release the fear that has been suppressed in their hearts for hours.
"Roar! Roar! Roar..."
The mournful cries gradually echoed through the valley.
Many of the Calamity Beast wanted to try hiding again, just like before, to see if they could survive.
But the firepower, far exceeding the previous intensity, shattered the illusions of one Calamity Beast after another.
If the firepower in the previous hours had been like this, they would have all died long ago!
So why did humans only start doing this now?
One of the Calamity Beast remembered what the other Calamity Beast had just shouted.
The Molten-Fire Lizard Lord has been killed, and now the humans are starting to clean up their lair!
Have you cleaned them up yet?
Driven by extreme fear, some of the Calamity Beast once again turned their attention to the cliffs beside the mountain path.
Seemingly having figured things out, some of the Calamity Beast began to climb the mountain walls, even though those that remained here were mostly not very good at climbing.
Then came the second one, the third one...
On the edge of a cliff.
Shen Heng let out a soft breath and looked up at the descending Calamity Beast.
He didn't succeed in getting all the Calamity Beast to climb the mountain wall, nor could he; his ability was ultimately only to guide, not to control.
Moreover, the mountain road stretches for dozens of miles, and there are thousands of Calamity Beast, which are far beyond what he can influence at present.
However, although not all the Calamity Beast managed to climb up the mountain wall, most of Calamity Beast did.
All that's left is to wait!
The sounds of gunfire and mournful cries echoed continuously within Eagle-Sorrow Ravine.
After a long while, the cries of pain gradually weakened and were drowned out by the sound of artillery fire.
After a while, the sound of artillery fire gradually subsided, but it still lasted for quite some time before finally stopping.
After a day of commotion, Eagle-Sorrow Ravine finally returned to its usual tranquility.
The silence lasted for a moment, then, from somewhere, someone shouted, "We won!"
Like a virus, the cheers began to spread rapidly.
We won!
We won!
"We won--"
Cheers echoed continuously within Eagle-Sorrow Ravine.
Although there were only a little over a thousand people, they managed to make the entire area resound once again.
Shen Heng looked at the cheering crowd inside the ambush point, then turned his head to look at the entire mountain path, a smile appearing on his lips.
" Captain Shen!" Xu Ruiyu jogged over.
"Are you happy?" Shen Heng noticed the excitement on Xu Ruiyu's face.
"Yes, more than a thousand people killed nearly 20,000 calamity beasts. How could we not be happy?" Xu Ruiyu said excitedly. This achievement was something that even a base backed by the Blue Star Light Gate could not accomplish, but they did it.
But as excited as I am, I still have things to do.
"Should we send the soldiers over to clean up now?" Xu Ruiyu asked.
Shen Heng raised his eyes to look at the completely dark sky, then glanced at the few remaining flames opposite him, and said:
"Now that we've won, let the soldiers get some rest. They've all worked hard these past few days."
"I'll organize a group to go over there, select some good-tasting Calamity Beast, and also check if any Calamity Beast are still alive. Everyone should get a good rest tonight!"
Without refusing, and still feeling excited, Xu Ruiyu nodded vigorously.
The next day.
One by one, figures stepped onto the mountain path, beginning to collect Origin Crystal and usable materials from the Calamity Beast.
The mountain path was in disarray, with Calamity Beast lying about, and blood and flesh smeared on the ground, the stench of blood still strong.
But nobody cared.
Those who manage to get here are basically veterans of countless battles, and are already used to this.
Compared to the mountain path, the scene below the cliff is more gruesome, but because there are no bullets scattering everywhere, it's not too chaotic.
Shen Heng, carrying a horn, jumped off the corpse of the Rock-Armored Mountain Boar. Just as he was about to look for the next valuable Calamity Beast, he paused slightly and looked at the wristband on his hand.
The communication sound came from the wristband.
" Captain Shen, we've found a living Calamity Beast!"
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